Sandia
Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon, watermelon, or watermelon paitilla (= Citrullus lanatus Citrullus vulgaris) is a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. Of African origin, is now very widely cultivated for its fruit

Description:
Sandia: C. lanatus originated in Africa but widely distributed in Asian history. It is an annual climbing, dicotyledonous, herbaceous, rough, hairy creeping stem provided with tendrils and leaves with five lobes deep yellow flowers, large, unisexual, the female have the gynoecium of three carpels, the male with five stamens.
The fruit is large, pepo, meaty and juicy (more than 90% of watermelon is water), with numerous seeds, almost spherical, green, pink or flesh red - also by the antioxidant lycopene found in tomatoes, generally sweet taste (more rarely yellow and bitter) very refreshing and appreciated for being rich in water and salts; important for slimming diets to contain fewer calories. The seeds, rich in vitamin E.

Distribution and culture
In the Mediterranean bloom between June and July (summer) and mature 40 days after flowering.

Nutritious, 100 grams
Protein 0.6 g fat 0.2 g carbohydrate 7.6 g fiber 0.4 g water 91.1 gvitamina C 8 mg.